I shared earlier trades in the alphabet series here. I’ll share what the letters G, H and I inspired next.
G is for Garden by Vivian Aumond-Capone
G is for Gray, several versions by Franki Kohler
H is for Hot Potato by Suzanna Bond
H is for Half Hour by Evie Harris
I is for Imagine by Jan Johnson
I is for Iris by Dian Stanley
J is for Jelly by Maureen Callahan
J is for Jack in the Pulpit by Lynn Chinnis
Next up: K, L and M.
Vivian Helena Aumond-Capone and Heather Lair have new art on their gallery pages. Check ‘em out!
Lynn Chinnis, Maureen Curlewis, Franki Kohler and Rita Summers have new art on their gallery page. Check ‘em out!
I shared the A, B, and C postcards from our Alphabet trade here. And now for D, E and F:
D is for Dandelion by Laurie Dhandapani
Earthquake by Evie Harris
Eek by Maureen Callahan
Focus by Sara Kelly
Fiddlehead Fern by Sarah Ann Smith
Doesn’t this set your creativity straight into raging mode? More of the alphabet trade results soon.
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In mid 2011 we started a trade based on the alphabet. The idea was simple: choose 6-7 letters for a round of trading and create postcards inspired by the letter you choose. Here are the results for A, B and C.
A is for Arrow by Lynn Chinnis
B is for Birds & Bees by Suzanna Bond
B is for Broke by Vivian Aumond-Capone
C by Sherry Boram
C is for Copper by Franki Kohler
Check back next week for D, E and F.
This gallery contains 8 photos.
Gallery pages are periodically refreshed with new work by our members. To find a gallery page, hover your cursor over the tab “Gallery” then scroll down to the name of the gallery page or click on the names below.
You’ll find new work by Lisa Alff, Meta Heemskerk, Marie Johansen, Franki Kohler, Kay Laboda and Karen Musgrave.
Kay Laboda has been a volunteer for Visions Art Museum in San Diego, CA, since 2007. Initially she worked with the exhibition hanging crew taking down the current exhibit and hanging the new one. Soon she was asked to be part of the exhibition committee. Her involvement in the process is now complete, from planning to hanging.
The committee, chaired by museum Director Beth Smith and including nine dedicated volunteers, meets once a month to plan the next three years of exhibitions for VAM. The committee has 2013 and 2014 planned and booked. Details for 2015 are being fleshed out now and the process of brainstorming for 2016 has begun. In addition to specific exhibits that will be booked, the committee coordinates a member challenge that will coincide with and compliment each exhibit.
For the past three years Kay’s duties have included designing the exhibits. Kay particularly enjoys the responsibility of placing each quilt. Considering the elements of individual pieces is only the starting point — the next question is, “Will the quilts play together well?” Showing individual pieces along-side art produced by another artist in a harmonious way takes an artist’s eye.
Kay walks us through her recent experience of preparing and hanging a new exhibition, Tracing the Steps: The Diversity of Fiber, new work by 17 artist members of California Fibers. Before the new exhibit is hung, the current exhibit is taken down, the art is returned to the artists and the walls are patched and painted. Now the new exhibit can be hung.
Lisa and Jan unpack a quilt for the exhibit.
Mapping out where the art quilts will be hung. Blue painter’s tape outlines the spaces.
Kay measures the spaces. Each quilt is centered on a space 60″ from the floor.
Hanging one of the art quilts.
Sally on scaffolding adjusting the lights.
Kay leveling three pieces.
Also on exhibit is Insights, a juried exhibition of 12 quilts by the members of the Visions Critique Group. View the current exhibit here: http://www.visionsartmuseum.org/index.asp
According to Nobel-prize winner Patrick White,
Inspiration descends only in flashes, to clothe circumstances; it is not stored up in a barrel, like salt herrings, to be doled out.
Many members of Postmark’d Art seek those flashes to clothe a current need in their gardens. For example:
Karen Musgrave recently used alcohol inks on her mailbox topper. Karen said, “It provided double fun! Once in the making and a second time when the neighbors came to check it out.”
Vivian Aumond-Capone finds the sunflowers in her garden to be a source of inspiration. Here’s a photo she took of one
and a mounted piece of art
and a 12″ x 12″ art quilt.
Sara Kelly spent some time in Tacoma, Washington last winter and captured this image in a nearby garden.
And here is the art quit it inspired.
Franki Kohler says the ancient ginkgo is a constant source of fascination to her. The tree in her yard continues to fuel her art.
Both of these art quilts measure 12″ x 12″.
Lynn Chinnis loves to meander the many paths of her garden.
And here is her art quilt Garden Path. This quilt was donated for Laura Cater-Woods’ fundraiser following hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Where do you find inspiration?
